Presidential elections involve choosing a leader and manager for our great nation. Insight into a candidate's unique, natural managerial behavior and talents can give you an idea of what to expect when and if elected.

One way of logically classifying natural managerial behavior is presented below. Three examples of prominent politicians are illustrated. See if you can identify them, and if you agree. Have fun observing and rating your favorite candidates. Any one person is a blend of the four types, usually high in one or two categories, and medium or low in the others. Remember, all types are good and needed.

The four Cs, creator, conformer, competitor, and cooperator, method of classifying managerial behavior is based on the following observation. Evidently people were born to naturally manage and control, have a basic need to manage and control, but differ in how they go about it, and in what they value.

But the process is the same. Equipped with senses, intellect, and actuators, people sense and compare what's happening with wants or needs, then plan and act to reduce the difference, until they reasonably get what they want. A multitude of automatic mechanisms are patterned after this behavior.

Creators value creativity, innovation, and change, and control with logic.

Conformers value security, laws, rules, and regulations, and control with authority.

Cooperators value stability, teamwork, peace, and harmony, and control with compromise.

Competitor-Socializers value variety, fun and games, and control with acting and talking.

Note: Cooperators and Conformers like routine work, but hate change. Creators and Competitors are just the opposite.

Low

High

Medium

Competitor- Socializer

Cooperator

Creator

Conformer

A

A

B

B

C

C

Apparent Natural Managerial Behavior of Three Prominent Politicians.